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Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time, so honor is not right for a fool.
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Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest.
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A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey, and a rod is for the backs of fools.
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Do not answer a fool with his own stupidity, or you will be like him.
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Answer a fool with his own stupidity, or he will think he is wise.
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Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.
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[Like] a lame person's limp legs, so is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
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Like tying a stone to a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
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[Like] a thorn stuck in a drunk's hand, so is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
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[Like] many people who destroy everything, so is one who hires fools or drifters.
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As a dog goes back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeats his stupidity.
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Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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A lazy person says, "There's a ferocious lion out on the road! There's a lion loose in the streets!"
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[As] a door turns on its hinges, so the lazy person turns on his bed.
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A lazy person puts his fork in his food. He wears himself out as he brings it back to his mouth.
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A lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give a sensible answer.
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[Like] grabbing a dog by the ears, [so] is a bystander who gets involved in someone else's quarrel.
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Like a madman who shoots flaming arrows, arrows, and death,
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so is the person who tricks his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
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Without wood a fire goes out, and without gossip a quarrel dies down.
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[As] charcoal fuels burning coals and wood fuels fire, so a quarrelsome person fuels a dispute.
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The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person's innermost being.
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[Like] a clay pot covered with cheap silver, [so] is smooth talk that covers up an evil heart.
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Whoever is filled with hate disguises it with his speech, but inside he holds on to deceit.
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When he talks charmingly, do not trust him because of the seven disgusting things in his heart.
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His hatred is deceitfully hidden, but his wickedness will be revealed to the community.
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Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
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A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.